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I spent the past three weeks travelling across Europe with thirty strangers, who are now some of my closest friends. During this time abroad, I learned about myself as a person as well as experienced a variety of different cultures. After sitting back and reminiscing about my experiences, I decided that the most important lesson…
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There’s not a better way to end a study abroad than spending the last week in the Galapagos. The entire trip was an absolute blast and I already miss it. When I got back, most people were just jealous that I went to the Galapagos. This was my last class in college so I won’t…
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I packed/unpacked/repacked my suitcase probably 20 times in the week before my flights. My goal was to pack light and not need to check any bags on the plane. UGA Costa Rica Avian Biology maymester has a packing list, I used a couple of hiking/backpacking bloggers lists, and asked friends that had traveled to central…
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You never know what to expect on a study abroad trip. I was surprised at how quickly I made friends and how we’ve stayed in touch even weeks after the trip. When you’re with 19 students for three weeks straight, you truly get to know them. I figured that I would make friends while I…
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Now that I have finally adjusted back to being in the states, I can properly reflect on the time that I spent in Costa Rica. What a time it was. I made some amazing memories with some great people and learned so much more about Costa Rican culture and the birds that live there. Coming…
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So far, this experience has been one that I will never forget. In addition to honing my traveling skills (learning tidbits of Italian, getting hopelessly lost in Rome, taking walking tours through London, navigating the complicated Paris streets), I have also used the garden knowledge I have acquired to begin thinking about my own future…
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La Selva is an adventure. It is also the place that I dubbed Home with Bigger Mosquitos because it is just as muggy as South Georgia, and I was actually great fun for the bug suit my father insisted that I bring that I insisted I wouldn’t wear. ( I was wrong)We have a nice…
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I’m not like many study abroad students. I have left the country before, I’ve been away from home for extended periods of time. I don’t talk to my parents every day. For me, I didn’t have to change my mentality to get ready for Ecuador. I wasn’t sad when I left home to go to…
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CostaRicaPuraVida
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As I watch the flags of every nation whiz by as my dad drives me to the airport, my knuckles are white as I hold onto the seat beneath me. I packed my suitcase weeks in advance, but the time had flown by. Finals were a blur. I think back to all that I went…